Fence-wire holder.



'J. H. LAWTON.

FENUE WIRE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION :FILED JAN.18,1909.

937,158.r l v Patented 0G13. 19, 1909.

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JOHN 1.1.,LAwf-6ON, 0F OSKALQQSA. IOWA,-

FENCE-WIRE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Appucaon ieagranuary 1s, 199e` swarm. 472.836.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. LAw'roN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at" Oskaloosa, in the county ofMahaska and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Fence-WireHolder, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a fence wire holder of simple,durable and inexpensive construction, that may be formed complete of asingle piece of wire, and that may be permanently connected with acement post, said device also beingso arranged as to receive a fencewire which may be firmly and immovably connected with the holder bymeans of a small wedge, which wedge is designed to engage the fence wire'at one side, and two adjacent portions of the holder on the other side,so that the wedge may be easily and quickly placed in position, andfirmly held in such a manner as to firmly retain the wire.

` My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated areattained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in myclaimsand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- A Figure 1shows a side elevation of a fence post having a number of my improvedfence wire holders connected therewith. `Fig. 2 shows an enlarged detailview illustrating a portion of a fence post, and one of my improvedholders connected therewith, with a fence wire in position in theholder, and a wedge also in position in the holder. Fig. 3 shows asectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows a front elevationof one of my improved fence wire holders, with a fence wire in positiontherein, and a wedge in engagement with the fence wire, and Fig. 5 showsa top or plan view of one of Vmy improved holders, with a fence wire andwedge therein, said view also showing the adjacent portion of a cementpost in section.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the referencenumeral 1() to indicate the cement post.

The holder is formed of a single piece of wire. Its ends are parallelwith each other and designed to be embedded in a post, and to standvertically. These ends are indicated by the numeral 11. At the upperportions of the ends 11, the wires are extended horizontally outward at12, to position be- `yondrthe outer surface of the post, and then eachof the parts 12 is extended horizontally Aand laterally at 13, one ofthe parts 13 being directly above the other.

Beyond the parts 13, the sides of the wire are extended straightoutwardly from the post at 14, and are then curved upwardly at 15, theninwardly toward the post at 1G, and the central portion o-f the wire,indicated by the numeral 17, is arranged above the parts 13. The saidcentral portion 17 is spaced apart from the adjacent portion of the postfar enough to admit a fence wire between it and the post.

The fence wire is indicated by the reference numeral 18, and 19indicates a wedge preferably made of metal, and designed to be insertedbetween the parts 13 and 17 on one side, and the fence wire 18 on theother side, and also between the parts 14 and 16,

` as clearly shown in the drawings.

- By means of the structure shown and described, it is obvious that afence wire may be placed in position in the holder by simply insertingit between the part 17 and the post. Then the fence wire will be heldagainst downward or outward movement, and it may be stretched as much asdesired before being permanently secured. Then the fence Wire isstretched, the operator places a wedge 19 in position. This wedgeengages at the front with the fence wire 18. Its back engages the parts17 and 13, and as .these parts are in vertical alinement with eachother, the wedge is held in an upright position. The sides of the wedgeare guided and held against lateral movement by the parts 14 and 16 onthe wire holder, so that even if the wedge should become loosened, atany time, it could not move out of position. However, when it is desiredto remove a fence wire, it is only necessary to strike the lower ends ofthe wedges and remove them, and then withdraw the wires from theholders.

I claim as my invention:

1'. An improved fence wire holder formed of a single piece of wiredoubled at its central portion and having its ends designed to beinserted in a fence post, the portions of the Wire adjacent to the partsto be embedded in the post being extended laterally, one above theother, then horizontally outwardly, then upwardly, and then inwardly,and the central portion being arranged above the said laterally extendedportions, and a wedge de- Patented Oct. 19, 1909,

signed to be inserted between a fence wire in l Wardly, the centralportion being arranged the holder on one side, and the said centralabove the crossed portions, substantially as portion and the cross Wireson the other side. set forth, and a Wedge designed to be in- 2. Animproved fence Wire holder formed serted in the holder to engage a Wireon one 5 complete of a. single piece of Wire, and havside.

ing its end portions designed to be embedded Des Moines, Iowa, November12, 1908. in a cement post, the sides thereof beyond JOHN H. LAVVTON.the embedded portions being crossed later- Witnesses: ally, one abovethe other, and then extended Gr. D. MUsIcK, l0 outwardly, then upwardly,and then in- F. L. MARSCHALL.

